Disclaimer: What! Me no own Gilmore Girls! NOOOOOOOO!
Summary: Jess, the best man, is back in town for Luke and Lorelai's wedding...with his 6 month old son. How will the town react? How will Rory react? RJ. Post Season 5. R&R!
AN: Wha…? An update for Wedding of the Century! 'Tis true people! Call me butter, 'cause I'm on a roll!
"One week, missy! Are you excited?" Miss Patty asked Lorelai as she passed the woman's studio.
"You bet, Patty." Lorelai answered. It had began two days before. A sudden hum of activity in the town could be felt. All everyone ever talked about now with Lorelai and Luke was the wedding. How are the plans going? Are you nervous? What color are the brides maid's dresses? It had now begun to take it's effect on Luke and Lorelai.
It had been pleasant, at first, to chat about all the details, but going on the third day of the constant wedding talk the couple's patience was wearing thin. The town hadn't even gotten this excited over Lorelai being pregnant.
Lorelai tried to immerse herself in work while Luke took out his frustrations on Taylor when he tried to talk Luke into placing a Doose's Market ad next their wedding announcement in the paper.
"It would be very small, you'd hardly notice!" Taylor tried to warm Luke up to the idea.
"No. Out." Luke pointed towards the door. Taylor huffed and left.
Luke pulled up right as Lorelai got out of her jeep. Without a word they both walked inside and collapsed into bed.
"Why did we decide against getting eloped?" Lorelai asked, kicking off her shoes.
"Because we'd rather not have to tell the grandchildren that Elvis married us." Luke responded while he stripped down to his boxers.
"Well, the town is driving me batty! You know Kirk tried to convince me into letting him be the ring bearer?"
Luke snorted, "He'd probably end up swallowing it."
"Yeah, well, if he comes anywhere near our wedding rings someone's going to have to explain to Lulu what happened when they find Kirk's body in the bottom of a lake."
Luke was silent. Lorelai looked over to see if he had fallen asleep.
"I'm just waiting for a joke about cement shoes." Luke said.
"I'm still working on it." She replied.
Jess sat in the living room of his apartment. He had just finished putting on Jacob's outfit for the wedding, to make sure it fit. The infant rolled over on his stomach in the green sweater and khakis. For the past week he had been struggling to crawl.
Jess walked a few feet to the door when he heard a knock.
"I come bearing food!" Rory announced.
"You're a lifesaver. I was getting desperate. Jacob's pea's were starting to look good."
"Well you're in luck, 'cause I got enough to feed an army." Jess took the bag from Rory and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. Both slightly blushed, still finding their new relationship awkward. The moment ended, though, with Rory's eye on Jacob.
"Watch out! He's making his getaway." She pointed over to baby boy.
Jess turned to see Jacob slowly, but surely, crawling towards the kitchen.
"He's doing it! He's been trying all week." Jess explained, scooping Jacob up high and making him giggle.
"Well finish your celebration soon, 'cause now you have to baby proof everything." Rory said as she made her way to the kitchen.
"Naw, I took care of that a week or two ago. Now I just have to figure out how to open the drawers."
Rory walked over to the drawer that stored the utensils and opened it up with ease.
"I've had a little practice. Sookie's house is baby proof central."
After all the food was set out and Jacob situated in his high chair, out of his outfit for the wedding, Jess and Rory dug in.
"So, has Stars Hollow gone wedding crazy yet?" Jess asked.
"Completely. Kirk wants to be the ring bearer. Taylor is attempting to use it as a tool for advertising. And Miss Patty is convinced that without any of her ballerinas, it's just not a wedding at all."
"Well it's nice everyone has their priorities." Jess stated.
They finished eating and went back into the living room. Watching him carefully, Jess let Jacob do some exploring. Half an hour of crawling and a bump on the head - thanks to the coffee table - later, and the baby boy was fast asleep in his crib.
"Maybe he'll sleep all night for a change." Jess pondered, flopping on the couch next to Rory.
"Yeah." Rory said, looking distant. Jess noted her odd tone.
"What's up?"
"I, uh, sort of decided on something today." Rory said, pulling a small stack of papers out of her bag. Before Jess could ask what they were, she unfolded them and handed them over. Jess read the header at the top: Yale University, Application For Admission 2005-2006.
"You're going back to school?" Rory nodded.
"I've decided I'm not going to let what some rich moron said bother me." Rory gave a huff of confidence. Jess noted it was the most self-assured she had looked since before they had reconnected.
"I'm going to show it to my mom after the wedding as sort of a present."
Jess decided against any goofy comments about Rory being cheap, although he put it in the back of his head for later use. Instead he wrapped his arms around her. Rory dug her head into the crook of his neck.
Rory lifted her head up, about to kiss Jess when a cry came from the nursery. Jess groaned.
"So much for an all-nighter." He said, standing up slowly.
"Hey," Rory said, sounding very chipper, "Only eighteen more years and then you can ship him off to Yale too."
"What's wrong with NYU?" Jess asked, mocking a shocked look. He made his way over to Jacob, gently rocking him.
"Have you seen their newspaper! It's a mess!" Rory said quietly.
"Oh, come on! The Life and Death Brigade article? Did you get the scoop on the Skulls too?"
Rory stared at Jess for a moment. "You read my articles?"
Jess looked suddenly awkward and embarrassed.
"Well, they're right there online. It's not like I had to hunt them down or anything."
Rory smiled. "You read my articles."
Jess let a small smile creep across his face.
"I particularly enjoyed the one about the undercooked cafeteria food." Jess poked fun at her.
"Hey," She said, "Three people got sick last year from undercooked beef patties."
"It's a scary world." Jess stated, laughing quietly when Rory gave him an dirty glare.
AN: Ah, a new chapter. Looking forward to your thoughts on this one. Also, be sure to check out my new story, The Subsect, which is a good one for all you RJ freaks.
